Container and package for matches and the like



Sept. 3, 1935.

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CONTAINER AND PACKAGE FOR MATCHES AND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 3, 1933 3Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR. III/{lam I /omer Colyqi'e BY QQZQQ 443 5; 60 MATTORNE Patented Sept. 3, i935 mew or ans abreast con'ramaa arm PACKAGEroa MATCHES am ran Ema William Homer Colgate, Larchmont, N. Y.

7 Application August 3, 1933, Serial No. 683,442

15 Claims. (Cl. 206-44) The present invention relates to containers orpackages and embodies, more specifically, an improved form of packagefor articles, such as books of paper matches, etc. The invention furtherembodies, more particularly, an improved form of package wherein theindicia upon the covers of such books may be fully exposed to viewwithout destroying the security of the package against loss anddisplacement of the individual books thereof.

In applicants copending application, Serial No. 652,136, filed January17, 1933, a form of package is shown and described wherein a number ofbooks are placed side by side in such fashion that.

a desired display surface formed by a number of the books is provided.The present invention embodies an improved form of package by means ofwhich the books are maintained in a predetermined relationship rnoreefiectively than in previous constructions, the'structure being such asto be readily manufactured and further enabling the packaging operationsto be performed with a minimum of eifort.

In addition to the foregoing, it is a further ob- -ject of the inventionto provide a container or package for books of the abovedescribedcharacter wherein the individual books of a package maybe.effectively positioned in packaged relationship and againstdisplacement, the surfaces of the books being effectively exposed toview and the package being of such construction as to afford adequatereenforcement against all stresses 1 tending to damage or disarrange thecontents thereof. Further objects of the invention will be apparent asit is described in further detail in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a plan view of the package cons'tructedin accordance with the present invention, the wrapper of the packagebeing shown in section, the section being taken on the line li of Figure2, and looking in the direction of the arrows. p Figure 2 isa view insection, taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1, and looking in the direction ofthe arrows.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the reenforcement prior to the bendingthereof.

Figure 4 is a view in end elevation showing the reenforcement of Figure3 after bending.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a package provide with a modified form ofreenforcement.

Figure 6 is a plan view of the reenforcement shown in Figure 5 prior tobending the same,

of Figure 5, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 10 is a partial bottom view of the reenforcement of Figure 5.

Figure 11 is a plan view showing a container forming a package ofmodified construction.

Figure 12 is a .view similar to Figure 11, showing the elements of thecontainer bent into packaging position.

Figure 13 is aview similar to Figure 12, showing the container filledand wrapped, the wrapping being shown in section on line l3 -|3 ofFigure 14, and looking in the direction of the arrows. I

' Figure 14 is a view in section, taken on line lt-M of Figure 13, andlooking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 15 is a view in end elevation of the container shown in Figure12.

Figure 16 is a plan view, showing a further modified form of thecontainer.

. Figure 17 is a plan view of the container of Figure 16 bent intopackaging position.

Figure 18 is a plan view, similar to Figure 17,

showing the container properly packaged and wrapped, the wrapping beingshown in section.

Figure 19 is a view in section,.taken on line l9-l9 of Figure 18, andlooking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 20 is a view in end elevation, showing the package of Figure 19,the wrapping being shown in section.

Figure 21 is a plan view, showing a modification of the container shownin Figure 16.

Figure 22 is a plan view, showing the positioning structure of Figure 21prior to the bending thereof. i

Figure 23 is a side view, showing the manner in which the container ofFigure 21 positions the contents thereof.

Referring to Figures 1, 2, 3 and. 4, a; package is shown composed ofeight books, designated by the reference character 30. These books areenclosed withina wrapping 3|, which is preferably transparent and may beformed-of Cellophane. The books comprising the package, of course,- maybe any desired number in multiples of two and are placed end to end inany desired number of layers. These end 'to end placed books may becombined with similarly placed layers at the sides thereof to give thepackage a desired depth as well as width. Intermediate the ends 32 ofthe package, a Z-shaped positioning bar 33 is placed, the bar beingformed of a transverse wall member 34 and flaps 35, which are adapted tobe bent into planes substantially at right angles to the wall 34 tooverlie the adjacent portions of the contents of the package, asillustrated in Figure 2. In this fashion, the positioning bar not onlyadds rigidity to the package but serves as an effective-means forpositioning the contents thereof when packaged.

Referring to the construction shown in Figures 5, 6, '1, 8, 9 and 10,the wrapping may enclose the books shown in Figure 1, and a modifiedform of positioningmember is provided comprising a reenforcement 35formed with a retaining portion 31 upon an edge 38 of which a flap 39 isformed to be folded at right angles to the portion 31 and position thecontents of the package against endwise displacement. A tab 40ispreferably formed as a continuation of the portion 31 and is adaptedto overlie a portion of the contents at one end' thereof, as shown inFigure 5.

The positioning member is further provided with a side wall 4| and'abottom strip 42 which is adapted to be folded down and back to lieparallel to the portion 31. The position of these elements is clearlyshown in Figures '1, 8, 9 and The construction shown ni Figures 6through 10 thus will be seen to afford an effective means for preventingendwise displacement of the con tents of the package as well as lateraldisplacement in a plurality of directions.

In the construction shown in Figures 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, a modifiedform of the invention 7 is illustrated, this construction comprising aconalong one edge of which a flap 5| is hinged. A

are bent into positions shown in Figure 14.

tab 52 is preferably formed on the strip 58 and flap 5| is provided withan additional flap 53, which is formed with a tab' 5.4, which is adaptedto lie parallel to tab 52 when the flaps 5| and 53 Figure 12 shows thecontainer of Figure 11 after the side and end walls, as wellas theflaps,

- have been bent into packaging position.

Figures 13 and 14 illustrate the container of Figure 12 after the samehas been packaged, and further show the manner in which the flaps 5| and53'position the contents of the package against endwise displacement aswell as later-. ally t eof.

Figures 16, 1'), 18, 19 and 20 show a modified form of container,which'is adapted to be formed from a blank 55, the blank being scored asindicated bydotted lines 58, 51, 58 and 59, and cut as indicated at 58and 5|. Folding the blank on the scored lines 58 causes side flaps 82thereof to form the sides of the package,'notches 63 being provided tofacilitate the securing of thesides together. Prior to "engaging thenotched portions of the flaps 62, the scored portions .51 are bent, theend webs 84 of the blank being swung in opposite directions, asillustrated in ing extensions 61 terminating in the scored lines 59. Theextensions65 are hinged to the opposite sides of the web 66 along thescored lines 58.

Flaps 68 are folded intoparallel relationship aiong tlrie scored lines59 and serve as means for preventing displacement of the contents of thepackage out of the plane thereof.

In the'form of the construction shown in Figures 21, 22 and 23, theflaps 68 are proivded with tabs 69, which afford an additionalpositioning element to prevent displacement of the entire contents ofthe package out of the plane of the'package. As will be seen from thecrosssectional view of Figure 23, the perpendicular partition is onlyformed with right angular flanged portions overlying the-adjacent endsof the books upon one side of the partition and at an edge thereof, buta tab is struck out of the partition and is adapted to lie in a plane ofeach of the flanged portions in order that the books upon each side ofthe partition and at each edge thereof may be held in position.

From theforegoing it will be seen that a package has been provided bymeans of which the contents'thereof are efiectively maintainedinposition against displacement in certain directions.

reference to the constructions shown specifically herein, it is not tobe limited save as defined the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A package for match books and the like comprising a plurality ofbooks disposed end to end, a wrapping therefor, and a reinforcing andpositioning member between the adjacent ends of the books, saidreinforcing 'member having positioning strips hinged to sides thereofand adaptedto fold down over certain of the books, oneof the positioningstrips'having a portion formed thereon forming an apertured bottom forthe package.

2. A reinforcing and positioning form for match books and the likecomprising a central web having extensions hinged to opposite edgesthereof,

' end webs hinged to the ends of the last named extensions and sideflaps hinged to the opposite sides of the last named webs.

3. A reinforcing and positioning form for match books and the likecomprising a central web having extensions hinged to opposite edgesthereof, end webshinged to the ends of the last namedextensions,'extensions on the first named web, and 'flaps hinged to thelast named extenthereof, end webs hinged to the ends of the namedextensions, extensions onthe' first named web, and flaps hinged to thelast named extensions, and shoulders on the endwebs.

6. A reinforcing and positioning form for match books and the likecomprising a central web having extensions hinged to opposite edgesthereof, end webs hinged to the ends of the last named extensions,extensions on the first named web, flaps hinged to the last namedextensions, shoulders on the end webs, and side flaps hinged to theopposite sides of the last named webs.

7. A package for matchbooks and the like comprising a plurality of booksdisposed end to end, and a reinforcing and positioning member betweenthe adjacent ends of the books, said reinforcing member havingpositioning strips hinged to sides thereof and adapted to fold down overcertain of the books, one of the positioning strips having a portionformed thereon forming an apertured bottom for the package.

.8. A package for match books and the like comprising a plurality ofbooks disposed end to end, and a' reinforcing and positioning memberbetween the adjacent ends of the books, said reinforcing member havingpositioning strips hinged to sides thereof and adapted to fold down overcertain of the books, one of the positioning strips having a portionformed thereon forming an apertured bottom for the package, and means tohold the books on the member.

9. A display package comprising a plurality of match books or the likearranged flatwise in two parallel rows separated by a perpendicularpartition, said partition having a right angular flange overlying theadjacent edge of one of said rows and a right angular flange underlyingthe adjacent edge of the other of said rows, and a transparent wrappertightly enclosing and embracing the match book assembly.

10. A display package comprising a plurality of match books or the likearranged flatwise in two parallel rows separated by a perpendicularpartition, said rows being arranged in two or more layers of booksalternately reversed, said parti tion'having a right angular flangeoverlying the adjacent edge of one of said rows, and a right angularflange underlying the adjacent edge of the other of said rows, and atransparent wrapper tightly enclosing and embracing the match bookassembly.

11. A display package comprising a plurality of overlying the adjacentedge of one of said rows,

and a right angular flange underlying the .adjacent edge of the other ofsaid rows, one of said right angular flanges being formed with a tabwhich projects in the plane of the flange beyond the perpendicularpartition, and a transparent wrapper tightly enclosing and embracing thematch book assembly.

' 13. A container comprising a reinforcing and positioning memberadapted to liebetween a plurality of articles held by the container,said reinforcing member having positioning strips hinged to sidesthereof and adapted to fold down' over certain of the articles, one ofthe positioning strips having a portion formed thereon forming anapertured bottom for the container.

14. As an article of manufacture, a reinforcing and positioning memberforming a single wall upon the opposite sides of which package contentsare adapted to abut directly and having a positioning stripv hinged toone side thereof and a tab on the positioning strip extending on theopposite side of the positioning member from the strip and formed bypressing out a portion of the positioning member.

15. A container comprising a reinforcing and positioning member adaptedto lie between a. plurality of articles held by the container, saidreinforcing member having a positioning strip hinged to one side thereofand adapted to fold down under certain of the articles, the reinforcingmember being cut out of the material of the positioning strip, the striphaving an apertured portion formed by the positioning member and by anadditional portion of the material of the strip which is cut away toform an enlarged aperture through which contents of the container may beviewed.

WILLIAM HOMER COLGATE.

